Supernova SN2011dq discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC337

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 337. It has received the designation SN2011dq.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 00h59m40s; declination 7°34'S.

The sky on 4 Jun 2026

The sky on 4 June 2026
Sunrise
05:38
Sunset
19:59
Twilight ends
21:42
Twilight begins
03:55


Waning Gibbous

74%

19 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:02 14:20 21:39
Venus 08:11 15:24 22:37
Moon 23:09 04:04 09:04
Mars 03:54 10:39 17:23
Jupiter 08:38 15:44 22:49
Saturn 02:38 08:48 14:58
All times shown in PDT.

Source

The data presented here was taken from the Open Supernova Catalog.

The circumstances of this supernova were calculated using data from the following papers: , 2011CBET.2749....2V, 2017ApJ...835...64G, 2018arXiv180302571S, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B.

Image credit

Library image; does not depict newly discovered supernova. © Tom Boles

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